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“The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.” – Theodore Roosevelt I was fortunate over the past week to spend time with a number of extraordinarily successful [...]

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs I’m very fortunate in my career to be able to spend time with a lot of really successful people. It’s fun to be [...]

“…Leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.” – Mitt Romney This blog might sound like a repeat (of this, or this, or maybe even this) but it just keeps coming up time and [...]

“A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory.” – Phil Armstrong I was fortunate a couple of weeks ago to be able to facilitate a discussion amongst some of our firm’s best [...]

“If you do not develop your corporate culture it will develop itself.” – Monique Winston Last week in this space the idea was that if you’re unhappy with things that are going on in your [...]

“The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives.” – Armistead Maupin I have conversations with successful leaders on a daily basis, and [...]

“I am not young enough to know everything.” – Oscar Wilde A few weeks ago I posted something about how important it is for leaders to be lifelong learners. An enthusiasm for learning is one of [...]

“Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.” – Ashleigh Brilliant We live in a world where people seem to avoid taking responsibility for as many things as [...]

“It’s a bad plan that admits of no modification.” – Publilius Syrus One of the parts of my career I enjoy the most is helping organizations plan for their future. One of the parts that’s less [...]

“In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” – Eric Hoffer Understandably, we all tend to be [...]